NI business rates – latest from Finance Minister Conor Murphy

With regards to 2022/2023 the following was discussed in the Northern Ireland Assembly this week. Finance Minister Conor Murphy has confirmed the following as part of the Public Expenditure: Draft Budget 2022-25 relating to business... Continue reading

Business Rates’ latest from Northern Ireland

The statement by Northern Ireland Finance Minister Conor Murphy last week illustrates the purpose behind the proposed Non-domestic Rates Valuations (Coronavirus) Bill for the province. As already widely understood, Covid-19 will not be allowable matter... Continue reading

Government consulting further on business rates system for England

You may be aware the Government published last month its final report and conclusions of the Business Rates Review. Following on from that, yesterday the Government released a technical consultation on reforms to the business rates system in England.... Continue reading

Dunlop Heywood Director Stuart Hicks take up prestigious RICS’ role

Stuart Hicks, Head of Rating at Dunlop Heywood, has been elected Vice Chair of the Rating Diploma holders’ section of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).  This section of the RICS was established in... Continue reading

LAs lose 50 per cent of business rates income through Covid

Local authorities’ business rates’ income dropped dramatically by almost 50% in the last financial year, revealed in government data published this week. According to the annual stats released by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing... Continue reading

Dunlop Heywood wins CoStar Most Active Disposals award

Dunlop Heywood is delighted to have won the CoStar Industrial Award for Most Active Disposals Agent (North East) for 2021. Particular thanks and congratulations go to Dunlop Heywood Director Andrew Chandler who heads up the... Continue reading